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Training that mixes distance-learning and face-to-face tuition works wonders as long as it is personalised.

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Work at height

Contractor died after Wrexham farm roof plunge

Hazardous substances

Paris summit responds to non-melanoma skin cancer ‘epidemic'

Regulation/Enforcement

Safety officer at Hillsborough disaster fined for inadequate turnstile arrangements

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Management

Waste plant fined £500k over fatal wheeled loader crush

A Northumberland-based waste and recycling company has been fined £500,000 after a site labourer was struck and killed by a wheeled front-loading shovel.

Safe systems of work

Liverpool recycler’s £120k fine for plastic bale stack collapse fatality

A Liverpool recycling company must pay £120,000 after an employee was fatally crushed by a falling stack of plastic bales.

Management

Mobile barriers deployed to protect road workers

Two giant mobile barrier lorries have been deployed in the West Midlands to improve the safety of road workers and to minimise disruption caused by roadworks and incidents.

Features

Work at height

Table talk: fall protection

Accident reduction

Road safety

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Asbestos

Asbestos management

Do not disturb

Workers undertaking maintenance, refurbishment and demolition are most at risk from developing asbestos related diseases but are current controls sufficient?

Work at height

High priorities

A report from a UK parliamentary group makes four recommendations to reduce the overall number of falls related to work at height, the cause of one in four workplace fatalities.

Accident reduction

Construction plans

A picture speaks volumes

Construction work presents risks to workers and the public but using simple site drawings to outline control measures can help to minimise them

Columns

David Day

What to look for when selecting the right culture assessment tool

Brian Kraus

Findings from ERM’s global safety survey which shows that safety leaders are the key to unlocking safety culture and performance improvement

Products and services

Personal protective equipment

Unigloves enhances its PRO.TECT range with heavy duty additions

Mental health

The impact of hidden conditions in the workplace on mental health

Management systems

Cority recognised by independent analyst firm as a ‘powerhouse vendor'

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ISO 45001

Lloyd’s Register announces new range of online training courses for ISO 45001

LR’s new eLearning and blended options give organisations an engaging, effective and flexible way to learn about the new international occupational health and safety standard.

Noise

Capture employees' noise exposure for up to 30 hours

Pulsar Instruments introduces a new way to take control of noise exposure with its NoisePen personal sound exposure meter.

Personal protective equipment

Why respiratory protection is so important

Dust and fumes are a problem with which we are all familiar in our homes, but it can be a much more serious problem in the workplace. Paul Riddick, co-founder and technical director at fume and dust extraction specialists VODEX Ltd explores how contaminates being produced on a daily basis in the workplace can damage your health and could even prove fatal.